Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:10:40 -0700 From: Peter Losher <plosher-keyword-freebsd.a36e57@plosh.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: /etc/rc.d/location script issues... (location.sh) Message-ID: <200310120010.40759.plosher@plosh.net>
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So I have been using Lars Eggert's location.sh (v1.25) script (seen at http://www.isi.edu/larse/etc.html), and it's just what I am looking for as I am usually at several sites, with a mix of wireless and wired net access. (esp. now that I can use the Broadcom NIC on my Inspiron 5100 in -current - Yay!) However I have some issues, and I wondered whether anyone has come across them, and if they got around them. First - is there any way to specify what interfaces get probed by the script? With my wireless card, I have three possible NIC's - the wireless card (wi0), the on-board Broadcom BCM4401 (bfe0), and the support for a Firewire NIC (fwe0). Now I don't ever see myself plugging in a Firewire NIC anytime soon, so I would rather not have that interface probed. I have tried setting "network_interfaces="wi0 bfe0 lo0"" in rc.conf, but it looks like location.sh doesn't honor it. Second - Anyone get this around 10 times when each interface doesn't get a response to a ping? Can't grep /var/run/dhclient.leases : No such file or directory (another reason why I don't want fwe0 probed, it's another delay) Third - How do you find out what IP should be probed?. I have been able to detect wireless hubs/AP's just fine, but esp. on wired nets, I have tried probing switches, default route, etc. and I get no ping response. Also - does anyone have a setup for using T-Mobile Hotspot? (do they keep their AP's on the same RFC1918 address?) Thanks in advance with any tips you can provide - Peter -- [ http://www.plosh.net/ ] - "Have you violated the DMCA today?"
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